Automotive

Fiat Chrysler will recall 1.4 million vehicles in the United States to install software to prevent hackers from gaining remote control of the engine, steering and other systems in what federal officials say is the first such action of its kind.

Japan's three biggest carmakers expand a huge global recall of cars containing potentially fatal airbags made by Takata Corp, saying they will take back millions of vehicles worldwide for investigation.

Despite high unemployment rates in the Adelaide's northern suburbs, some Holden workers will be better off taking an early redundancy rather than waiting until the carmaker closes in 2017, a leading labour market expert says.

The Federal Government expects the "vast majority" of Australians will still buy new cars from local dealerships, even if they are given the freedom to import vehicles directly from overseas under a new deregulation plan.

The Government is accused of trying to "trick" the public about how much money it plans to spend on the car industry, after sources revealed it plans to save $800 million of a $900 million budget backdown.